As hard as it is to believe, entering the Baseball Betting
weekend, the Mets and Braves are actually at the bottom of the NL
East standings. Then again, looking at some of the early season
numbers on these teams, it really is little surprise.

For New York, the problem has been the pitching, plain and
simple. The Mets enter this weekend series with arguably the worst
staff in baseball, one which is sporting a team ERA of 5.62. And
Saturday's starter Mike Pelfrey has been responsible as anyone for
that abysmal start. On the year, Pelfrey has just one decision, but
truth be told, has made three awful starts in a row. His 10.80 ERA,
says it all, as Pelfrey has given up 14 earned runs in just 11.2
innings pitched.

However, if the Mets ever have a chance to get a Baseball
Betting win, it'll be against an Atlanta offense that has been just
as bad as their pitching. The Braves have truly been pathetic this
year, as their .223 team batting average and 3.31 runs per game,
both rank 26th out of 30 Major League teams.

So now comes the moment of truth: Will it be New York's awful
pitching, or Atlanta's abysmal offense which gets the upper-hand
Saturday? For one day, give us the Mets.

For all their faults on the bump, the Mets can score runs,
averaging 4.85 per game, and have scored at least four runs in five
of their last six games. Look for that trend to continue Saturday
against Atlanta starter Jair Jurrjens who'll be making his first
start of the season.

It won't be pretty, and it probably will be high-scoring, but
look for the Mets to get a money line victory in Saturday's
Baseball Betting picks.

Next up, let's head out West, where one of the league's best
pitchers will again be on the mound.

That pitcher is Los Angeles' Clayton Kershaw, and barely
23-years-old, the lefty has established himself as one of the
rising stars in this sport. Through three starts, Kershaw is 2-1,
with a spectacular 1.37 ERA, after allowing just three earned runs
in 19.2 innings of work.

And even against a strong St. Louis lineup, we still like
Kershaw and the Dodgers as our Saturday Baseball Betting pick.

To their credit, St. Louis does enter this game with a .280 team
batting average, courtesy of Colby Rasmus, Lance Berkman and others
having big years. The problem is, they just haven't faced a guy
with the stuff of Kershaw all year. It also doesn't hurt the
Dodgers chances that they've got a solid lineup, led by Matt Kemp,
who is hitting a blistering .444 on the year.

Simply put, St. Louis isn't nearly as bad as their sub .500
record would indicate. However against Kershaw and company, we've
got to take the Dodgers, at least Saturday night.
Make Los Angeles your Baseball Betting pick this weekend.